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he McKenneys team installed

piping, plumbing and HVAC
systems for a new data center
in Kings Mountain, North Carolina.
THE CHALLENGE
On a very tight schedule, the team had
to devise a plan to install 24-inch piping
mains in a deep trench below a 48-inch
raised oor. The team was also tasked with
leading Building Information Modeling (BIM)
coordination for the building, but with no job
trailers space on site, the BIM effort had to be
done remotely.
THE SOLUTION
To stay on schedule, much of the pipe was
prefabricated and staged on multiple atbed
trailers. Due to the elevation changes between
nished concrete, the McKenneys team
developed a unique rigging plan to load the
piping into the trench and safely place large
pieces. To ensure precise collaboration on
the BIM effort, the coordination team was
housed at the McKenneys Charlotte ofce
near the project site.
THE RESULTS
The data center owner was impressed with
the amount of pipe fabrication, the BIM effort,
the project speed and the teams budget and
schedule adherence.
Thinking, Delivering On-the-y
PROJECT NAME

Data Center
PROJECT LOCATION

Kings Mountain, North Carolina
PROJECT TEAM

Owner: Global
Communications Company

General Contractor: Gilbane, Inc.

Architect: Gensler

Engineer: Syska Hennessy
Group, Inc.

Subcontractor: McKenneys, Inc.
SPECIALIZATIONS
Building Information Modeling
Plumbing Shop Prefab
Pipe Shop Prefab
MARKETS

Mission Critical
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